TOEIC a Reading Unit 1

Lucky number

11 22 33 44 55

66 77 88 99 1010

Get to know each other…

1. What’s your name?

2. What do you do now?

3. What are your aims in

this course?

What are the factors helping you become successful in a test?

Be ACTIVE!

Making mistakes is NOT BAD!

I.1 Warm-up

Decide whether the following sentences about TOEIC are True or False

1. There are 100 questions in the TOEIC test.2. TOEIC stands for Test of English for Internal

Communication.3. You can use pencil or pen in the TOEIC test.4. There are 2 sections: Listening and Reading,

last for 2 hours.5. The highest point is 990.

I.2. Facts about TOEICI.2. Facts about TOEIC

TOEIC

Takes 2 hours to complete

Is a multiple choice test

Includes 2 sections: listening (45min) & reading (75min)

Includes 200 questions (100 questions/each)

Is a paper and pencil test

What kind of English is tested?

Languages tested often falls into one of the following categories:

Offices and PersonnelEntertaining and Dining OutGeneral Business and FinanceHousing and PropertyTravelTechnical areasHealth and Everyday English

TOEIC Reading Test100 questions

75 minutes

Part 5 Incomplete Sentences

40 questions

Part 6Incomplete Texts

12 questions

Part 7 Reading Comprehension

48 questions

Unit 1. TOEIC A. Reading

1. GrammarAuxiliary verbs

2. VocabularyJob titles

3. ReadingIncomplete sentence

Auxiliary verbs Examples The little girl is crying. I have posted a letter. It may rain. I don’t know you. Definition

Auxiliaries are words that come before the main verb of a sentence. Auxiliary verbs cannot be used without a main verb.

Forms + be, have, do.

+ can-could, may-might, must-have to, shall, should-ought to-had better, will-would. (modal verbs)

Auxiliary verbs Do: used for negative statements/ questions Do you like fish?Does she work in that office?He does not like this office. Be: used with progressive verbs/ passive.I was cleaning the floor at this time yesterday.He is given a piece of paper.They are discussing with their business partners. Have: used in Perfect aspect/passive I have worked here for 3 years.She has got married since she was 18.That report had been finished before I left yesterday.

Do + V-base form Be, have + V-ing/pII

Auxiliary verbs

Can-could, may-might, must-have to, should-ought to-had better: I have to come back home to cook for my wife.

John may be late for the meeting to day. The interviewee should dress neatly in the

interview

Modal Verbs + V-base form

Meaning of key auxiliary verbsPage 1

1. Will2. Shall3. May/can4. Must5. Must/Have to6. Should/ ought to/had better

Exercise 1 & 2 – page 2 & 3

VocabularyJob titles Accountant (n) Account (v): + được cho làEg: She was accounted a genius by the whole nation. + giải thích cho điều gì (+for)Eg: Can you account for your absence last Friday? Account (n): + sự tính toán + tài khoản Accountable (adj): chịu trách nhiệmEg: She is accountable only to the managing director.Phrases: To have an account at/with that bank Open/close an account On somebody’s account: vì lợi ích của ai To be accountable to s.b To be accountable for s.t

VocabularyJob titles

1. Accountant 2. Marketing manager3. Personnel manager4. Foreman5. Chairman of the Boards of Director

Lucky number 2 groups Each group takes turn to choose a

number. You has 10 seconds to answer the

question in that number. If you have correct answer & explanation, you get the point in that number. If you can’t explain correctly, you get half of the point.

Lucky number

11 22 33 44 55

66 77 88 99 1010

1. Question 4 – page 510 points

AnswerC

2. Question 6 – page 520 points

Answer:A

3. Question 5 – page 520 points

Answer:C

4. Question 1 – page 4 (exercise 2)10 points

Answer:C

5. Question 2 – page 4 (exercise 2)20 points

Answer:D

6. Question 8 – page 510 points

Answer:B

7. Question 3 – page 520 points

Answer:B

8. Question 7 – page 510 points

Answer:D

9.

Lucky you! You get 10 points!!!

10.

Poor you!You must give the other team

10 points.

ReadingIncomplete sentence

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.My new computer is far… than my old one.

A. Best B. Good C. Better D. Great

Incomplete sentence

Vocabulary Questions Grammar Questions

Test – taking tips Determine whether the question is about

vocabulary or about grammar. If it is a vocabulary question, think of the meaning of

the whole sentence. If it is a grammar question, determine the part of

speech needed for the blank by taking close look at the surrounding elements.

Remember that quite a lot of English words look and sound similar, sometimes even the same, even though the meaning is different.

Practice

Question 1 + 2/ page 7

Gerunds & To-infinitiveGerund

Gerund = V-ing

Example:

I like playing football.

Singing is my hobbies.

V + Gerund

1. enjoy, like, appreciatedislike < hate < detest< dread< resent2. finish, stop, cease3. imagine, fancy, mind, resist, risk, avoid, keep, consider, practice, recall, recommend, suggest.4. postpone, delay5. deny, admit.After Preposition: I’m interested in learning English.

FIXED PHRASES + GERUND

1. can’t help doing SthE.g.: can’t help crying, laughing can’t stand/ bear doing Sth2. be worth, be busy3. It’s no use.../ It’s no good... There’s no use/ point (in) Ving: vô ích4. have problem/ trouble/ difficulty (in)5. spend/waste time/money Ving Sth

V + To-infinitive

afford | agree | appear | arrange | ask | attempt

| care | choose | claim | come | dare | decide |

demand | deserve | determine | elect | expect |

fail | get | guarantee | hate | help | hesitate |

hope | hurry | intend | learn | long | manage |

mean | need | offer | plan | prepare | pretend |

promise | refuse | resolve | say | seem | tend |

threaten | want | wish

REMEMBER!!!

1. remember to V remember Ving2. forget to V forget Ving3. stop to V stop Ving4. regret to V regret Ving5. try to V try Ving

After some verbs, To-infinitive and gerund have the same meaning:

- Begin- Hate- Like- Prefer- Continue

V + bare infinitive

can, may, must let, help, make see, hear, feel, watch had better, would rather, would

rather... than..

The boy is stronger than the girl.S (N1) + be + adj-er+than+N2

The woman is more talkative than the man.S (N1) + be + more + adj+than+N2

Mary Jane Kate

Jane is the tallest girl among three girls.

S + be + the + short adj-est+...

SUPERLATIVE

Nokia260.000 VND

IPhone7.300.000 VND

Samsung1.400.000 VND

The Iphone is the most expensive among three phones.

S + be + the + most + long Adj +...

SHORT ADJECTIVES

1-syllable adjectivesEg: old, fast

2-syllable adjectives ending in -yEg: happy, easy

Normal rule: add "-est“Eg: old → oldest

Variation: if the adjective ends in -e, just add –stEg: late → latest

Variation: if the adjective ends in consonant, vowel, consonant, double the last consonantEg: big → biggest

Variation: if the adjective ends in -y, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’Eg: happy → happiest

LONG ADJECTIVES

2-syllable adjectives not ending in -yEg: modern, pleasantall adjectives of 3 or more syllablesEg: expensive, interesting

Exceptions

The following adjectives have irregular forms:

good → better → the bestbad → worse → the worstfar → farther/further → the

farthest/furthestMany, much -> more -> the mostLittle -> less -> the least

Test – taking tip

A. Choose a comparative if THAN appears in a sentence.

Eg: He is taller than his brother.

B. The presence of EVER, OF (ALL), POSSIBLE, IN THE WORLD is a strong suggestion that a superlative is needed.

Eg: This is the highest building I have ever seen.

Practice

1. This is much.............. than expected.(A) well(B) good (C ) better (D) best2. Of all the students, John is.......... .(A) tall (B) the tallest (C) taller (D) most tall